IG Trading Bot
Systematic execution for IG spread betting

Turn your trading rules into a

repeatable process.

            IG Trading Bot monitors live market data, checks your strategy rules, applies your risk limits and manages execution from one professional workspace—so you can trade with greater consistency and less screen time.

            ✅Demo and live account support          ✅Paper trading mode          ✅Built-in risk controls

            Spread betting is a leveraged product — see risk disclosure below.

            Real-time market data

            Monitor watched instruments through IG's live price feed without constantly refreshing charts.

            Advanced analytics

            Review candle context, indicators, performance, trade history and strategy behaviour in one place.

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            Strategy automation

            Evaluate your selected rules on every incoming price update and act only when conditions are met.

            Risk management

            Apply position sizing, margin rules, daily-loss limits and open-position limits before orders are sent.

            Product capabilities

            One workspace for testing, monitoring and execution.

            From strategy research to live operation, each part of the workflow is connected so you can understand what the software is doing and why.

            01 / STRATEGY ENGINE

            Pluggable, rule-based strategies

            Each strategy evaluates incoming prices against rolling 5-minute candle context and returns a signal only when its defined conditions are satisfied.

            02 / RISK MANAGER

            Automatic sizing and trading limits

            Position size is checked against account balance, instrument rules, margin usage, daily loss limits and the maximum number of open positions.

            03 / BACKTESTING

            Test your logic on historical data

            Replay historical market data through the same strategy logic used for live operation, then review win rate, drawdown, expectancy and balance changes.

            04 / LIVE DASHBOARD

            See the market and the system together

            Follow candles, indicators, open positions, live P/L and the status of each active strategy from one clear dashboard.

            05 / TRADE JOURNAL

            A permanent record of every decision

            Search and filter trade opens, closes and rejected signals. Export your records to CSV for further review and analysis.

            06 / PAPER MODE

            Validate the workflow before risking capital

            Signals can still be generated, sized and journaled while order submission remains disabled—helping you observe the system before moving to live use.


            How it works

            From price update to journaled trade in five clear steps.

            The workflow is transparent and sequential. A trade is not placed unless the strategy and risk checks both approve it.

            1

            A live tick arrives

            IG sends a price update for an instrument being monitored.

            2

            The strategy evaluates

            The incoming price is checked against the selected strategy and current candle context.

            3

            Risk rules are applied

            The software checks size, margin, loss limits and existing positions.

            4

            The order is submitted

            An approved signal can become a market order with the configured stop and limit.

            5

            The result is recorded

            The signal, order and eventual close are stored in the trade journal.


                  Clear performance review

                  Understand the result, not just the final P/L.

                  Review performance through practical metrics such as trade count, win rate, average win, average loss, expectancy, maximum drawdown and the balance curve.

                  - Compare strategies over a selected period
                  - Inspect individual trade records and exit reasons
                  - Export data for your own analysis
                  Frequently asked questions

                  Simple answers before you get started.

                  IG Trading Bot is execution and monitoring software. It is designed to support a defined trading process—not replace your judgement or remove market risk.
                  No. Trading involves risk, and neither automation nor backtesting can guarantee future performance. The software follows configured strategy and risk rules.

                  The product is built around a pluggable strategy structure, so additional rule-based strategies can be developed without rebuilding the order, risk and reporting layers.

                  No. IG Trading Bot is independent trade-execution software and is not affiliated with or endorsed by IG Group.

                  Risk disclosure. Spread betting is a leveraged product: it can magnify both gains and losses relative to your deposit, and losses can happen quickly in fast-moving markets. IG Trading Bot is trade-execution software — it is not a broker, does not hold client funds, and does not provide investment advice. Backtested and simulated results have inherent limitations and do not represent actual trading; past performance, live or simulated, is not a reliable indicator of future results. You are responsible for your own trading decisions, your account's risk limits, and compliance with the rules of your broker and jurisdiction.
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